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	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Accelerated Cost						$ 700	$ 200
Share-based compensation (equity-classified)			$ (10,400)	$ (4,100)	$ (15,589)	(3,284)	(4,082)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost					$ 1,000	900	900
Compensation			$ 13,942		13,942	4,222
Officer Severance Costs		$ 500
Executive Transition Costs	$ 1,200
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit					500	$ 100	$ 100
Lonestar
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation (equity-classified)					(10,400)
Juniper Transaction
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation (equity-classified)					$ (1,900)
Time Vested Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			762,259		762,259
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		15,066	225,206		225,206	145,399	15,066
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized			484,197		484,197
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 5,000		$ 5,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition					1 year 11 months 15 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					225,206
Average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 22.44
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition					1 year 10 months 6 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			1,500		$ 1,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					120,262
Average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 14.12
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value					$ 3,600	$ 2,800	$ 3,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangements By Share-based Payment Award, Award Amortization Period					1 year
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					3 years
Performance Shares \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares expected to vest at grant date					0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Performance Shares \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares expected to vest at grant date					200.00%	200.00%	200.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangements By Share-based Payment Award, Award Amortization Period					3 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							$ 34.02
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One \| Performance Shares \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 17.74	$ 2.40
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One \| Performance Shares \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 33.31	$ 16.02
Other Pension, Postretirement and Supplemental Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost)					$ 100	$ 100	$ 100
Liability, Defined Benefit Plan, Noncurrent		$ 1,100	1,100		$ 1,100	1,300	$ 1,100
Pension Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay					6.00%
Compensation			$ 300		$ 300	$ 200
Employees and Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			4,424,600		4,424,600